Police recover knife which killed Major's wife
NEW DELHI: After getting misled for several days, Delhi Police was finally able to recover the knife which was used by Major Nikhil Handa to kill the Shailza Dwivedi in Delhi Cantt area. The weapon of offence was recovered near Meerut-muzaffarnagar Highway. The police also recovered traces of burnt clothes from the spot.
The investigators also found that the accused has deleted his chats, messages that were exchanged with the victim. The phones will be sent for a forensic examination. "Some indecent materials were also recovered," said the police sources. Deceased's phone that was broken by the accused will also be investigated but the police suspect that chances of data recovery are quite low since its motherboard is badly damaged. A senior officer, privy to the probe, said that a CCTV grab showed that when Handa was going towards Meerut, he had taken a detour on the Meerutmuzaffarnagar highway. Police also recovered his clothes that he had burnt and will be sending them for a forensic examination. The accused person's police custody is ending on Friday and the investigators are not likely to seek an extension of police custody in the court. After killing the woman, Army major Nikhil Handa continued to mislead the investigators even as he was taken to different areas to ascertain the places he visited after the incident. The police claimed that the accused had also planned to flee to Agra after the crime but due to awareness of topography, he choose Meerut for the hideout.
The victim's body was found with her throat slit near Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment area on Saturday. Initially, the police was informed that a woman had died in an accident. But later, when they inspected the body, it was found that her throat was slit. The accused had allegedly run his car over her face and the body in order to make the incident appear as an accident. GURUGRAM: The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is all set to introduce 200 buses, including air-conditioned buses, for public transportation in Gurugram this Independence Day. At present, there are around 50 Haryana Roadways buses that are operational in the city.
Not only the number of the buses in the city inadequate but also poor maintenance and regular breakdown the buses result in inconvenience to the commuters. The poor transportation system in the city has resulted in the residents relying on shared autos and private local buses. Lack of an effective public transport facility has resulted in the increase of illegal cabs plying in the city.
GMDA has begun preparations to find the bus depots where the buses will be parked. Four bus depots have been chosen by the public officials for this purpose. The areas being considered as bus depots are 13.5 acres in Kadipur, 4.6 acres in Sector 53, 12 acres in Sector 33 and three acres near Central Mall near MG road. NEW DELHI: The Antihuman Trafficking Unit of Crime Branch has arrested a 35-year-old man of Nigerian origin with illegal drugs worth Rs 1.5 crore in the international market. Police claimed that they have recovered highgrade heroin from his possession. The accused identified as Obinna Fortune who is from Imo State in Nigeria has been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Indian Passport Act for not being able to furnish his passport.
According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Alok Kumar, on June 25, the accused was arrested on the basis of an information from Vikas Puri. They recovered heroin worth more than Rs 1.5 crore in the International Market.
The team who made the arrest was formed under Surender Kumar Gulia, ACP (Anti Human Trafficking Unit). Obinna revealed that he and his associate and fellow countryman Charles have been peddling drugs in Uttam Nagar and Janakpuri area for the past four months. "Fortune had arrived in Delhi on a tourist visa about five months ago. While residing in Uttam Nagar, he came in contact with a fellow countryman named Charles who arranged heroin to be supplied in the city," said Kumar. Fortune has not been able to furnish his passport as yet. According to police, the accused's passport was kept by Charles. Efforts are being made to trace Charles and locate the source of the narcotic substance.
The weapon of offence was recovered near Meerutmuzaffarnagar Highway